f)(r A SEA-DA YAK DIRGE - 
203—“O, umbas alai beka- 
rang beblah pinang. 
Enti beblah pinang 
anjong baki kitai ba- 
ka manok indu m e - 
remban tansang/’ 
204—‘‘Enti kitai mlah pin¬ 
ang baru ti malllt tin 
tup diblah lima, 
Enti kitai mlah pin¬ 
ang tuai adat kitai 
ketiip segala/' 
205—“Enti pinang luchak 
ti udah dipiak eng- 
kah di kutak benrak 
delapan lubang, 
Enti kitai mlah pin¬ 
ang kedundong eng- 
kah ka di t e m p a 
ubong ti berambing 
ka bentok glang." 
206— “Enti kitai mlah pin¬ 
ang chikana, engkah 
di senggkuna bebun- 
tut tuang, 
Enti semakau nyamai 
nadai ngambi ari di 
moa gentong teren- 
tan g/' 
207— -“Enti semakau lama 
bau ular kendawang, 
semakau pait nyam- 
bil mimit nekang 
kenenavang.” 
208— Bejako sida Jiram 
apai Sebengan ma¬ 
nok menang, bejako 
Langkah, “Sayan re- 
b a h nadai belan- 
tang.” 
‘Oh, it is time to sprea d 
out the areca nuts and to 
split them. 
“When splitting them bring 
hither the betel boxes 
that are like a hen sitting 
upon her nest.” 
“If we split the new areca 
nuts that still have their 
outer' coverings we must 
split them into five parts, 
“If we split the old areca 
nuts our custom is to bite 
them whole.” 
“If the areca nuts are soft 
ones that have been split, 
put them in a d r a w e r 
that has eight holes, 
“If we split the kedundong 
areca nuts, put them in 
the basket where the 
thread is kept—the basket 
with its bra* -wire 
handles.” 
“If we split the chikana 
areca nuts, put them in 
the brass betel box that 
has feet to it, 
“If there be no strong tob¬ 
acco, take some from the 
top of the terentang 
paddy bin/’ 
“If old tobacco smells like 
kendawang snakes, take 
a little bitter tobacco 
about the size of a kene- 
nayang fruit.” 
Jiram the father of Seben¬ 
gan the victorious cock, 
and others exclaim, 
“What a pity to be cut 
off without an offspring.” 
